TidalMapDeer Creek at Rocks, MD Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 01580000 sits on Deer Creek and reads everything draining 94 square miles of the Lower Susquehanna basin. Its datum sits 250 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1927, 100 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Deer Creek at Eden Mill Dam near Pylesville, MD, reading 61 square miles. This gauge adds the 33 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Deer Creek near Darlington, MD at 164 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 58% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
Deer Creek runs a median of 94 cfs at this gauge across 100 years of record. April is the fullest month at a median 140 cfs, and September the leanest at 60 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 6,610 cfs in 1972, and the lowest is 4.0 cfs in 2002.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 105 cfs | 112% |
| Feb | 122 cfs | 130% |
| Mar | 137 cfs | 146% |
| Apr | 140 cfs | 149% |
| May | 128 cfs | 136% |
| Jun | 100 cfs | 106% |
| Jul | 77 cfs | 82% |
| Aug | 66 cfs | 70% |
| Sep | 60 cfs | 64% |
| Oct | 62 cfs | 66% |
| Nov | 74 cfs | 79% |
| Dec | 92 cfs | 98% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1927 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Deer Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 11 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 17.7 feet, in August 1933.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 10 ft |
| Minor flooding | 11 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 13 ft |
| Major flooding | 15 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| August 1933 | 17.7 ft |
| June 1972 | 17.1 ft |
| September 1934 | 15.9 ft |
| November 1926 | 15.4 ft |
| May 1989 | 14.5 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RSPM2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Deer Creek at Eden Mill Dam near Pylesville, MD
- Winters Run near Benson, MD
- Bynum Run at Bel Air, MD
- Winters Run near Bel Air, MD
- Little Gunpowder Falls at Laurel Brook, MD
- Plumtree Run near Bel Air, MD
- Wheel Creek near Abingdon, MD
- Long Green Creek at Glen Arm, MD
- Bynum Run near Abingdon, MD
- James Run near Belcamp, MD
- Deer Creek near Darlington, MD
- Foster Branch near Joppatowne, MD
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01580000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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